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Freeport Bridge

Winneshiek County, Iowa

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Side view

Photos taken Oct. 2005 by Jason & Birgit Smith
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Oblique view

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East portal

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Deck view

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Lower chord joint

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Plaque

Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builders Canton Ohio
Pat. Apr. 26, 1870 & Feb. 11, 1873
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Side view

Photos taken Nov. 1985 by Clayton B. Fraser of the Historic American Engineering Record
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Oblique view

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North portal

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Deck view

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Stone abutment

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Oblique view

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2007

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view at the park

These winter photos were too irresistable.

Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2007

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Facts 

Overview
Relocated bowstring through truss bridge at Trout Run Park in Decorah
Location
Winneshiek County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Originally built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. over Upper Iowa River on a county road; relocated 1989
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1984
Inventory numbers
NRHP 84001407 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 14733 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (1,695)
Bowstring truss (52)
Built 1878 (29)
Built during 1870s (250)
HAER documented (281)
Iowa (2,118)
NR-listed (1,467)
Open to pedestrians (352)
Relocated (121)
Through truss (5,151)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,597)
Truss (15,675)
Winneshiek County, Iowa (65)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (59)

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